Price card holder



Dec. 12, 1933. c. F. HOOFER 1,938,965

PRICE CARD HOLDER Filed Dec. 27. 1932 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

CHA Fl. 55 F Haa/we LMMM ATTORNEYS Dec. 12, 1933. HOQFER 1,938,965

PRICE CARD HOLDER Filed Dec. 27. 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I NVENTOR. CHARL 5 FHaa/ ae W MM ATTORNEYS 80 of card holder;

Patented Dec.12,1933 o 1 ,938,965

UNITED] STATES PATENT OFFICE rmcr: CARD HOLDER Charles F. Hooter, Chicago, Ill. Application December 27, 1932. Serial No. 648,863

8 Claims. (01. -11) My invention relates to displaying devices, the shelf 32 whenthe clip is mounted thereon. and has among its objects and advantages the A pair of ears 34 is formed integrally with the provision of an improved price card holder. backing plate 26 and arranged for connection I In the accompanying drawings: with the tongues 28 to detachably mount the card I Figure 1 is a front elevation of my holder showholding member 10 to the clip structure.

ing a price card associated therewith; The card holding member is connected with Figure 2 is a front elevation with the price the clip by passing the tongues 26 under the ears card removed; 34 and sliding the plate inwardly of the tongues.

Figure 3 is a view showing the clip portion de- I have offset the'ea'rs 34 slightly with respect to 10 tached and mounted upon ashelf; the backing plate 26, so that the tongues 28 will Figure 4 is a top plan view; a be positioned in a plane common to the backing Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along the plate. When the card holding member 10 is line 5-5 of Figure 1'; pushed home, the upper edge of the frame will Figure 6'is a rear view; be slightly below the upper surface of the shelf ll Figure 7 is a sectional view taken along the 32. This'arrangement provides a minimum of line 7 -7 of Figure 6; r obstruction against the removal of cans or pack- Figure 8 is a'sectional view'taken along the ages from the shelf. line 8-8 of Figure 6;- When the two parts of the device are assem- Figure 9 is a front elevation of a different form bled, the plate 30 is arranged in frictional engage- I ment with the'backingplate 26. The tongues 28 Figure 10 is a sectional view taken along the in being positioned substantially in a common line 10-10 of Figure 9; plane with the plate 30 cause a binding action Figure 11 is a top plan view of Figure 10 with between the tongues 28 and the ears 3'; and bea small part removed; and s f tween the plate 30 and the backing plate 26, so

25 Figure 12 is a front elevation of another form; that the card holding part is held firmly in asa In the embodiment selected to illustrate my sembly with the clip structure. The parts are invention, I make use of a card holding member arranged so that the frame is asscciaed with the 10 designed to be detachably connected with a clip structure by a simple sliding movement. p Structure 12 having ag g fla es Ihave-provided an opening 36in the backing plate 80 14 and 16. Each part of the device comprises a 26 to facilitate removal of the card 34. si l pi of sh t ta The sh f-e ag n The card holding frame in being detachable flanges may be inclined in the direction of each from the clip part permits the latter to remain other to provide compensation for shelves of permanently upon the shelf. This eliminates varying thickness, in addition to-increasing the any difliculty experienced in putting the clips 36 frictional relation between the flanges and the on the shelves and eliminates any scratching or shelf. The frame 10 is cut out at 18 and 20 'marring f the finish on the shelf, The clip an has i edges p d to provide a rounded structure projects above and below the shelf disf am 22 Surrounding 8i price Card The sv tances equal to the thickness of theportions 14 m y be enameled or h w s fini d. t p and 16 so that there is very little obstruction to 40 vide an ornamental appearance. the removal of goods from the shelf. A quantity Referring o t Will be t d th the of card holding members 10 may be provided ends of th pri a d 4 a i s d n t p with price cards of different denominations and i S 3 a a W he ends 0f the kept in stock ready for use. These parts stack card are positioned behind the vertical stretches firmly in t d re1ation, and the cards are pro- 45 of the frame 22. Thesestretches hold the card t t d from becoming damaged. firmly a ainst th a n plat 26 prisi a In Figures 9, 10, and 11, I have illustrated portion of the sheet metal from which the frame th f rm i hichthe card-holding member is made; Thepricie card is of such width that its 33 is identical with the member 10 with the ex I horizontal edges lie contiguous to the horizontal ception that the edges of the backing plate 40 50 stretches of the frame,'thus enhancing the orare slit' at 42 and the tabs 44 bent out of alignnamental appearance of the assembled parts. ment with the backing plate to provide retaining The clip structure 12 is provided with two lugs 46. In this form the clip structure comprises tongues 28 arranged substantially in alignment a single piece of wire bent to provide shelf engagwith the plate 30 connecting the flanges 14 and ing loop portions 48 and 50. These portions are 55 16. This plate lies snugly against the edge of connected together by straight reaches 52 of the 1 0 cost of the article.

lugs 60 to be formed in each edge.

wire arranged to lie adjacent the backing plate and under the lugs 46. I have shown the loops 48 and 50 as being arranged in converging relation to provide compensation for variations in shelf. dimensions. The clip structure is connected with the frame part 38 by inserting one of the reaches 52 under one of the lugs 46 and expanding the loop portions sufficiently far to permit the other reach 52 to be passed under the other lug 46. The wire is sufficiently resilient to permit the connection to be easily made, and the tension of the wire holds the two parts infirm assembly. It will be noted in referring to Figure 10 that the fianges 54 are bent back slightly beyond the back side of the backing plate 40 to'provide abutments preventing movement of either part relatively to the other longitudinally of the reaches 52.

The wire clip part may be easily'formed by simple bending operations, which cuts down the The loops 4.8 and 50 inbeing shaped of wire, have smooth round surfaces which make the clip easy tomount upon a shelf with no cutting or scratching of the finish. A wire construction also provides a resiliency which is not destroyed by bending of the parts. The sheet metal clip may be flexed within reasonable limits, but bending frequently causes the parts to assume new shapes, which is not true of a spring construction.

The structure in Figure 12 differsfrom that illustrated in Figures 9 to 11, inclusive, in that the'backingplate 56 is provided with four slits 58 in each of its vertical edges, to permit two These lugs are offset .in the same way as the lugs.46. The tabs 62 remain in their original" planes common to the backing plate. The tabs 62 function as abutments for the stretches 52. Referring to Figure 9,

3 it will be noted that theends of the wire from which the clip part is formed are arranged in abutting relation at 64, The ends of the wire need not be connected together. I have arranged the tab 62 in such amanner that the abutting ends of the :wire will be positioned directly behind one of the tabs,.which results in tieingthe ends together. The stretches f52 are also sup ported against buckling when the shelf engaging 7 portions 48. and 50 are pressed together or apart.

tion thereon.

Both clip parts are shown as having the bottom shelf-gripping portionv shorter than the upper part. This construction provides a pull upon the clip part when it is assembled upon theshelf tending to hold the clip in its final adjusted posi- Without further so fully explain my invention that others may, by

applying current knowledge, readily adapt the.

. same for use under various conditions of service.

I claim: r

1.,The' combination with a clip having means for connection with a shelf, of a card .holding frame having a pair of spaced openings for receiving the'ends of a card, the material between said openings providing a backing plate for the card, said backing plate being provided with .means arranged for detachable connection with said clip. 4 2. The combination witha clip having means for connection with a shelf, of a card. holding elaboration, theforegoing will frame having a pair of spaced openings for receiving the ends of a price card, the material between said openings comprising a backing plate for the price card, lugs carried by said backing plate, and means comprising portions of said clip arranged for detachable connection with said lugs.

3. The combination with a clip having a pair of wire loops for frictionally engaging a shelf and a pair of wire'reaches connecting said loops, of a card holding frame having openings to receive the ends of a price card, the material between said openings providing a backing plate forthe price card, said backing plate having a pair of lugs shaped to detachably receive said reaches.

4. A price card holder comprising a clip having two-flanges arranged for frictional engagement with a supporting shelf, a plate connecting said two flanges, a pair of tongues associated with one of said flanges, a frame, said frame having a pair of price card holding openings and a backing plate, and ears formed integrally with said backing plate, said ears being offset slightly with respect to the backing plate and arranged to frictionally engage said tongues 'to permit the frame to be detachablyjconnected with the clip, said plate being held firmly against said backing plate. ,7

5. The combination of a wire clip bent to provide a pair of shelf engaging parts and a pair of'reaches connecting said parts, a card holding frame having openings to receive the ends 01' a price card, the material between said openings comprising a backing plate, and lugs carried by said backing plate, said shelf engaging parts being. arranged to be'fiexed to permit the reaches to pass between the lugs and the backing plate, the. tension of the wire forming said shelf engaging parts holding the clip and the card holdit ing frame in firm assembly.

6. A device of the type described comprising a,

card holding frameandarranged for engaging said reaches "to holdthe frame in assembly with the clip. 1

8. The combination with a wire clip having a pair of loops for frictionally engaging a shelf and a pair of reaches connecting said loops, of a card holding frame having openings to receive the ends of a price card, the material between said openings providing a backing plate for the price card, said 'backingplate being provided with slits adjacent said openings, the material between said slits being offset with respect to the backing plate to provide lugs for engaging said reaches, to detachably connect the frame with the clip.

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